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Translate ballast from English to German

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ballast:
- Ballast
Wiktionary:
- ballast → beschottern, ballasten
- ballast → Bettung, Schotter, Ballast

English

Detailed Translations for ballast from English to German

ballast:

ballast [the ~] noun

the ballast
der Ballast
- Ballast [der ~] noun

Translation Matrix for ballast:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Ballast	ballast
-	ballast resistor; barretter; light ballast

Related Words for "ballast":

ballasts

Synonyms for "ballast":

substance; matter
gravel; crushed rock
attribute
ballast resistor; barretter; resistor; resistance
light ballast; electrical device
brace; steady; stabilize; stabilise

Related Definitions for "ballast":

any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship¹
an electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps¹
a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations)¹
an attribute that tends to give stability in character and morals; something that steadies the mind or feelings¹
coarse gravel laid to form a bed for streets and railroads¹
make steady with a ballast¹

Wiktionary Translations for ballast:

ballast

verb

to lay ballast on the bed of a railway track
- ballast → beschottern
to stabilize a ship with ballast
- ballast → ballasten

noun

material laid to form a bed for a road
- ballast → Bettung; Schotter
heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel
- ballast → Ballast

ballast

noun

grobes Steinmaterial, welches zum Auffüllen verwendet wird (z.B. beim Gleisbau)
- Schotter → gravel; ballast
Stoff oder Bauteil, das für seine Größe vergleichsweise schwer ist und zur Stabilisierung des Objektes, auf welchem es geladen ist (z.B. auf Schiffen, Ballonen, U-Booten und anderen Tauchfahrzeugen) dient
- Ballast → ballast

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